longs

[trevasaurus]

how many characters can a long hold?

[opus]

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I guess you are getting something wrong, Long is a numerical variable it can hold integer values in the range of (- 2,147,483,468) - (+ 2,147,483,468). To store characters a String should be used!

[dilettante]

Or treated as a raw set of bits there are 32 in a Long, so you could cram in 2 normal characters (16 bits), or 4 after ANSI conversion and loss of fidelity (8 bits each), or 8 Hex digits (4 bits each), etc.

[LaVolpe]

Or the answer is infinite. The long can be a pointer to memory space that contains ~ characters